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Roy Kinnear

Actor

Roy Kinnear

Born January 8, 1934 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UKDied September 20, 198889 films

Roy Mitchell Kinnear (January 8, 1934 – September 20, 1988) was an English character actor and comedian. He was known for his acting roles in movies such as Henry Salt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Algernon in The Beatles' Help! (1965), Clapper in How I Won the War (1967) and Planchet in The Three Musketeers (1973). He reprised the role of Planchet in the 1974 and 1989 sequels, and died following an accident during filming of the latter.

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory posterFirst watchWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory19717.5as Mr. SaltWhen eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will…View film

Essential films

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Watership Down poster7.2Watership Down1978The Hill poster7.5The Hill1965Help! poster6.9Help!1965The Three Musketeers poster6.7The Three Musketeers1973Pirates poster6.3Pirates1986The Four Musketeers poster6.5The Four Musketeers1974Scrooge poster6.8Scrooge1970Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo poster5.9Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo1977

Filmography

89 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Princess And The Peaking
  2. 2005The Best Of Dick Emery
  3. 1994Return of the EwokTalent Agent
  4. 1991The Princess and the GoblinMump (voice)
  5. 1989The Return of the MusketeersPlanchet
  6. 1988A Man for All SeasonsThe Common Man
  7. 1988Just Ask for DiamondJack Splendide
  8. 1988Mr. H Is Late
  9. 1988Unusual Ground Floor Conversion
  10. 1987CasanovaBalbi
  11. 1986Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go OnBaron Hardup
  12. 1986PiratesDutch
  13. 1985Urban JungleEric Burke
  14. 1984This Office LifeCommissionaire
  15. 1984Squaring the CircleKania
  16. 1984The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodFriar Tuck
  17. 1983Anna Pavlovagardener
  18. 1982Anyone for DenisBoris
  19. 1982The Boys in BlueMr. Lloyd
  20. 1982HammettEnglish Eddie Hagedorn
  21. 1981We Had Some Happy HoursHenry
  22. 1981If You Go Down in the Woods TodayFishfingers
  23. 1980Rhubarb Rhubarb
  24. 1980Hawk the SlayerInnkeeper
  25. 1980High Rise DonkeyMr. Garnett, Caretaker
  26. 1979Quincy's QuestTop
  27. 1979The London ConnectionBidley
  28. 1978The Talking ParcelEthelred
  29. 1978Watership DownPipkin (voice)
  30. 1978The Hound of the BaskervillesSelden the Axe Murderer
  31. 1978Kasper's Last StandKasper
  32. 1978The Day Dumbfounded Got His PylonRupert Skern
  33. 1977The Mayor's CharityRoderick Major
  34. 1977Escape from Stalag Luft 112BVogel
  35. 1977Herbie Goes to Monte CarloQuincey
  36. 1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteBoldini
  37. 1976Not Now, ComradeHoskins
  38. 1976Zoo Time
  39. 1976Alice Goes PopTalent Spotter
  40. 1976Airborne
  41. 1976Waxworks
  42. 1976Treasure Hunt
  43. 1976Holiday SpiritRoy Witty
  44. 1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherMoriarty's Assistant
  45. 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingSuperintendent Grubbs
  46. 1975Three for AllHounslow Joe
  47. 1975Eskimo NellBenny U. Murdoch
  48. 1975The Amorous MilkmanSergeant
  49. 1974Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnBishop of Paris
  50. 1974The Four MusketeersPlanchet
  51. 1974JuggernautSocial Director Curtain
  52. 1974South Riding
  53. 1973The Three MusketeersPlanchet
  54. 1973The Cobblers of UmbridgeDan and Doris Cobbler
  55. 1972The Pied PiperBurgermeister Poppendick
  56. 1972That's Your FuneralPurvis
  57. 1972Alice's Adventures in WonderlandCheshire Cat
  58. 1972Raising the Roof
  59. 1972The Alf Garnett SagaWally
  60. 1972Madame SinHolidaymaker
  61. 1971Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryMr. Salt
  62. 1971Everybody Say CheeseHenry Hunter
  63. 1971MelodyMr. Perkins
  64. 1971The FirechasersRoscoe
  65. 1970Scrooge2nd Gentleman of Charity
  66. 1970On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverPrince Regent
  67. 1970Taste the Blood of DraculaWeller
  68. 1970Egghead's Robot
  69. 1969The Bed Sitting RoomPlastic Mac Man
  70. 1969Lock Up Your DaughtersSir Tunbelly Clumsey
  71. 1968Only When I LarfHotel Chef (uncredited)
  72. 1967How I Won the WarClapper
  73. 1967The Deadly AffairAdam Scarr
  74. 1967The Mini-AffairFire Extinguisher Salesman
  75. 1967The Go-karters
  76. 1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumGladiator Instructor
  77. 1965Help!Algernon
  78. 1965The HillMonty Bartlett
  79. 1964Hamlet at ElsinoreGravedigger
  80. 1964French DressingHenry Liggott
  81. 1963The InformersShorty
  82. 1963A Place to GoBunting
  83. 1963Heavens Above!Fred Smith
  84. 1963The Small World of Sammy LeeLucky Dave
  85. 1963Sparrows Can't SingFred Gooding
  86. 1962The BoysMark Salmon
  87. 1962Tiara TahitiCapt. Enderby
  88. 1961The WeddingBest Man
  89. 1955Oh... Rosalinda!!